Sangeeta Bhatia

John and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technology and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; senior author of the study

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Born: 1968

Education: Harvard Medical School, Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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MIT creates injectable mini livers that work inside the body

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As of September 2026: Leading the research behind the injectable liver-cell therapy

More than 10,000 Americans with chronic liver disease wait for a transplant, and many are too sick for the surgery. MIT engineers have developed an injectable alternative: liver cells bundled with hydrogel microspheres that settle into the body and form working tissue.

Updated Sep 8